Homebrew Faerie Species Details
Faeries are the inhabitants of enchanted forest outside Athens, Greece. They are tricksy, chaotic beings with strong ties to the Fey Realm, and the forest outside Athens is a place where the veil between this realm and the Fey Realm is very thin.
Infused with the magic of the Fey Realm, most faeries look like Small elves with insectile wings, but each faerie has special physical characteristics that sets the faerie apart. For your faerie, roll on the Faerie Characteristics table or choose an option from it. You’re also free to come up with your own characteristics if none of the suggestions below fit your character.
Fey Characteristics
| d8 | Characteristic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Your wings are like those of a dragonfly. |
| 2 | You have rough, bark-like skin. |
| 3 | You have exceptionally large ears. |
| 4 | A glittering mist constantly surrounds you. |
| 5 | You have small horns on your forehead, like little goat horns. |
| 6 | You can make people fall asleep with a touch. |
| 7 | You can swim as fast as you can fly. |
| 8 | A noticeable, harmless chill surrounds you. |
Ability Score Increases
When determining your character’s ability scores, increase one score by 2 and increase a different score by 1. You can’t raise any of your scores above 20.
Languages
Your character can speak, read, and write Common and Sylvan.
Creature Type
You are a Fey creature.
Life Span
You age at the same rate as humans do until you reach your mid twenties. Then your life span can stretch across centuries. Most faeries reach ages in the 500s.
Height and Weight
Faeries are usually between 3 and 4 feet tall, but some can get beyond 5 feet if they choose.
Faerie Traits
As a faerie, you have the following racial traits.Creature Type
You are a Fey.
Size
You are Small.
Speed
Your walking speed is 30 feet and your flying speed is 50 feet.
Fairy Magic
You know the druidcraft cantrip.
Starting at 3rd level, you can cast the faerie fire spell with this trait. Starting at 5th level, you can also cast the enlarge/reduce spell with this trait. Once you cast faerie fire or enlarge/reduce with this trait, you can’t cast that spell with it again until you finish a long rest. You can also cast either of those spells using any spell slots you have of the appropriate level.
Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells when you cast them with this trait (choose when you select this race).
Flight
Because of your wings, you have a flying speed of 50 ft. You can’t use this flying speed if you’re wearing medium or heavy armor.
Vocal Imitation
Because of your tricksy nature, you can imitate the voices or sounds made by creatures that you've heard before.
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